Norwegian pop-punk damsel Ida Maria is making a serious run at American stardom, and that’s awesome. We love, love, love Scandinavian pop stars, with their plump cheeks, slick sounds, and oh-so-slightly fractured English. We like the way they dress, too — stylish, but dated by at least five years, like…
With Australian singer-songwriter, one-man band and noted didgeridoo enthusiast Xavier Rudd stopping in town this week, we thought this would be a great excuse to compile a Top 10 list of our favorite Australian musical imports. (It was also a great excuse to use the term “didgeridoo enthusiast.”) 10. (tie)…
George Harrison Let It Roll – Songs by George Harrison (Capitol/Apple/Dark Horse) A great band is always more than the sum of its individual parts and, perhaps, no band illustrates that adage better than The Beatles, arguably the greatest band of all time. You could cherry pick the best songs…
Rolling Stone: Eddie Van Halen Sues Nike Over Guitar’s Signature Color Scheme Idolator: Courtney Love Prepares To Crown Herself Miss World One More Time NME: Kings Of Leon launch their own record label Rolling Stone: Flaming Lips’ Double Album “Embryonic” Due in the Fall Waved Rumor: Sell music ANYWAY you…
First and foremost, don’t be fooled by the fact that DJs Diplo and Switch are the brains behind Major Lazer. Also, don’t get caught up in the fact that Santigold is on the lead single, “Hold The Line.” Major Lazer’s Guns Don’t Kill People…Lazers Do is 100% a reggae album. Sure,…
So Much Silence: Wale at Bar Smith Wednesday NME: Supergrass members form band with Radiohead producer Spin: Yusuf Islam to Coldplay: I Forgive You Rolling Stone: Gym Class Heroes, Good Charlotte Join Denny’s “Rockstar” Menu Pitchfork: White Stripes’ Crazy 2007 Canadian Tour Gets a Documentary Film Spin: Devo to Collaborate…
Put on your experimental rock shoes and walk down to the Clubhouse in Tempe this Friday to catch the Philly foursome mewithoutYou. The band will be playing tracks off their fourth and latest album, It’s All Crazy! It’s All False! It’s All a Dream! It’s Alright! The Fox, The Crow And…
Idolator: Your Lil Wayne Imitation Could Bring You Some Young Money, BabyRolling Stone: Flashback: A Brief History of Phish, Before They Hit BonnarooPitchfork: Weezer Get an Online Radio StationNME: Trent Reznor says Bonnaroo was last-ever US showIdolator: Bruce Springsteen May Have To Apologize To TicketmasterPitchfork: Blur Make Live ReturnWaved Rumor:…
In an effort to help and curtail online music piracy, Universal Music will partner up with U.K. telecommunications (“telco,” if you’re British) provider Virgin Media to launch an unlimited downloadable music service. This service will set users back anywhere from $16 – $24 (10 – 15 pounds) a month and…
Up-and-coming AZ buzz band A Life of Science, who New Times writer Mike R. Meyer profiled in May, are set to perform Thursday, June 18 in downtown Scottsdale. The guys are one of three bands on this month’s KEDJ 103.9 FM’s Third Thursday billing. The all-ages monthly concert series is…
DJ Brazilia stands out from Phoenix’s myriad mix-masters, knob-twisters, and record-spinners for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the 30-year old is one of a handful of she-jays currently working in the Valley’s man-tastic dance scene; and secondly, she’s the only DJ we’re aware of claiming to have been sired by…
Are you in dire need of a Wu Tang fix? It’s been months since a Wu-related act rolled through town, but fear not, we’ve got Method Man, Redman, and Ghostface Killah at the Marquee in August. Who else is coming through just a little too soon? Read on for full…
How do you know when your local band has hit it big in Arizona? Just ask Joey Arroyo, who might point to the fact that this acoustic rock quintet is headlining at one of The Valley’s top venues next month.The Marquee Theatre is usually reserved for national acts passing by…
Electric Mustache: Video: Animal Collective – “Summertime Clothes” Spin: Rihanna To Testify At Chris Brown Hearing Rolling Stone: Oberst, Jim James and M. Ward Form Monsters Of Folk Supergroup Spin: Bonnaroo Day 1: The Best & the Worst Rolling Stone: Green Day Bring New “Breakdown” Tracks To “Rock Band”…
Rolling Stone: Mars Volta Frontman Hints At Possible At The Drive-In Reunion Pitchfork: Black Lips’ Jared Swilley Attacks Wavves Waved Rumor: Aerosmith – ‘Toys in the Attic’ in entirety this summer Idolator: Jordin Sparks Still Has A Cold Spin: Sonic Youth Debut New Album in NYC Idolator: Phil Spector’s Wall Of…
In the increasingly formula-following rap game, Phoenix rapper Willy Northpole likes to do things a little differently. For example, because he’s signed to a Def Jam imprint run by hip-hop superstar Ludacris, you’d think he’d be lining up the star to give his debut a little extra juice. Nope. Not…
Put simply, Loretta Lynn is the “Queen of Country Music.” The just-turned-74 singer occupies rarefied air in the pantheon of country musicians, and deservedly so. She’s enjoyed a slew of chart-topping hits since the early ’60s, including “Don’t Come Home A- Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind),” “One’s on the…
You can count the number of Valley residents who have made a major splash in country music on one hand, even if that hand has lost a finger in a farm equipment mishap. There’s Glendale’s Marty Robbins, he of the famous gunfighter ballads, the awesome ‘stache, and the part-time gig…
Yes, as you can see by the poster for the event, that “fellow” is a didgeridooist. It sure does take balls, in this day and age, to put yourself out there and to play that instrument in the hopes of entertaining people. Hell, booking music and comedy is a slippery…
Electric Mustache: Photos: Crystal Antlers at The Ryhthm Room 6/8/2009 Spin: Vampire Weekend’s New Record: “Higher, Lower, Faster! Spin: Blur post rehearsal footage online – video Rolling Stone: U2’s Bono and the Edge Talk “Spider-Man” Musical Pitchfork: The Smashing Pumpkins Hire a 19-Year-Old Drummer? So Much Silence: Mos Def performs Quiet…
Dave Longstreth is an antsy dude. The driving force behind experimental indie-rock band Dirty Projectors, Longstreth is always shifting his lineup to accomodate his ever-evolving sound. It often makes for albums that share the same basic aural sensibilities, yet they differ just enough to act as a triumph over the…
NME: Paul McCartney: ‘I want to work with MGMT’ – video Pitchfork: Radiohead Open Digital Store, Sell In Rainbows CD 2 Electric Mustache: Mp3: Rock Plaza Central “(Dont You Believe the Words of) Handsome Men” Rolling Stone: Guitar Hero: Van Halen Nixes Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar Spin: Jack White Plans Solo…
